Muna
Introduction
Phonology
Consonants
| Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | Fortis | p | t | k | |
| Lenis | b | d | g | ||
| Nasal | n | ||||
| Fricative | ɸ | s | x | ||
| Approximant | j | w | |||
| Lateral Approximant | l | ||||
| Tap or Flap | ɾ | ||||
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | a | ɒ |
Phonotactics
Syllable structure
C1 (C2) (C3) V (C4) (C5)
Onset
- Any consonant
- Any plosive + /ɾ/
- Any fricative + /l/
- Any consonant except approximants + /j/
- Any plosive + /r/ + /j/
- Any fricative + /l/ + /j/
Nucleus
- Any vowel
Coda
- /n ɾ/ except before themselves
- /l/ except before itself or /ɾ/
Allophonic changes
Stress
Stress falls in the first syllable unless the word has a non initial closed syllable (a syllable with coda) in which case it falls on the second syllable
Orthography
Writing system
Romanization
Transcription
| Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | Fortis | p | t | k | |
| Lenis | b | d | g | ||
| Nasal | n | ||||
| Fricative | f | s | h | ||
| Approximant | j | w | |||
| Lateral Approximant | l | ||||
| Tap or Flap | r | ||||
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | a | ä |